President Trump is doing exactly what he said he would

I read with interest the column by Barry Fisher, MD, printed in the Sun-News on Saturday May 19. The first sentence states, “Our government is broken to a point that if we are not careful, it represents an existential threat to the very democracy we cherish.” So far, so good. I couldn’t agree more with that sentence.

I also have to agree with much of what he says about the Congress and their unresponsiveness to the will of the people, particularly with regard to the issue of gerrymandering. But he goes off the rails when he claims that he knows the will of the people regarding what he calls “improving gun availability control.” How long did it take you, Dr Fisher, to come up with that phraseology? At the same time, you say that “we must not compromise the Second Amendment.” You can sugar coat it all you want, but what you are calling for is still “gun control.”

You then go into a diatribe about President Trump, calling him an “impulsive, narcissistic, misogynistic, know-it-all who is reputed to have a short attention span.” By whose account Dr Fisher? CNN? MSNBC? You use terms such as “It is reputed” and “It is said.” By whom? Maxine “Impeach 45” Waters? Or Nancy “Crumbs” Pelosi? Perhaps it is those “anonymous sources” that media so often quotes.

It is plain that you have no love for this president and that’s your prerogative. But you have not taken the time to pay attention to the things he has accomplished, which are amazing, considering that he has only been in office for about 18 months.

• Jerusalem recognized as Israel’s capital and the American Embassy moved there, something other presidents have advocated, but were never able to accomplish

• Slashed the income tax

• Kim Jung-un, the leader of North Korea, has agreed to a summit with President Trump to discuss disarming North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

This is just the tip of the iceberg. And there is more to come. No doubt some will not see these as accomplishments, but as something less than desirable. But that is a difference of opinion.

Sadly, some so-called journalists have inserted their opinion as fact. In my opinion, it is they who “denigrate and disrespect” the free press with their unvarnished bias toward conservatives in general and President Trump in particular.

You suggest that President Trump does not understand the Constitution and that, because of his actions, which you obviously just do not like, our democracy may be deteriorating into oligarchy. Our founders, in an effort to avoid such a scenario, set up our government, not as a pure democracy, but a representative republic. Indeed, it was President Obama who bypassed the legislative process with his “pen and phone,” so there was no chance for the people to be heard through their elected representatives in Congress.

You may not like President Trump and you may not like his style or his Tweets, but he is doing exactly what he said he would do and what he was elected to do - Make America Great Again!

Madeline Sanchez is a nurse with over 30 years experience. She retired from the Air Force Reserve after 22 years, with the rank of major. She resides with her husband in La Mesa, NM.